Hey, a Star PD, the Spanish version of a super compact lightweight commander. Great, light compact 1911ish single action pistol and if I recall correctly, quite accurate and reliable. Back in the eighties gun for me. Saved me from a mugging or worse, but that's another story.
I bought one used and shot it it to pieces. I was a kid with a job at a firearms dealer, and the price was right. I started reloading, had access to lots of cheap ammo, and put a ridiculous amount of rounds through it. It was fun to shoot and quite accurate. It was not designed for such heavy use and even though I replaced the buffer every thousand rounds, the frame cracked. It was a slick carry gun back in the pre polymer era, and if I ran into one for sale today I'd be inclined to own one again if the price was right, even though parts might be a PITA.
Jeff Cooper called it a "carry a lot, shoot a little" gun, and he was smarter than I was.
Hey, a Star PD, the Spanish version of a super compact lightweight commander. Great, light compact 1911ish single action pistol and if I recall correctly, quite accurate and reliable. Back in the eighties gun for me. Saved me from a mugging or worse, but that's another story.
I bought one used and shot it it to pieces. I was a kid with a job at a firearms dealer, and the price was right. I started reloading, had access to lots of cheap ammo, and put a ridiculous amount of rounds through it. It was fun to shoot and quite accurate. It was not designed for such heavy use and even though I replaced the buffer every thousand rounds, the frame cracked. It was a slick carry gun back in the pre polymer era, and if I ran into one for sale today I'd be inclined to own one again if the price was right, even though parts might be a PITA.
Jeff Cooper called it a "carry a lot, shoot a little" gun, and he was smarter than I was.
Congrats on having such a nice example.